"Red Herrings, Episode 5" From the CBS.com website.Next on The Amazing RaceTuesday, August 3 10PM ET/PT

1. At the mercy of a foreign cab driver, Linda & Karen have trouble communicating where they need to go and miss a very critical flight. Can they catch up?

2. Stuck with a pack of Teams waiting for a flight, cousins Charla & Mirna make a stealthy move away in the middle of the night.

3. Trying to complete a task, one Team is hopelessly lost amongst the great pyramids on the Giza Plateau when they run into a rival Team. Will the rival Team bury the hatchet and help the lost duo, or leave them behind to lose?

4. Teams are forced to face their fears of dark, cramped spaces as they must descend the ancient shaft to a watery tomb.

1.So Linda and Karen miss the flight. a 'very critical' flight is really not the kind of flight you want to miss. They are now the favorite to lose (although I'm beginning to suspect it's gonna be non-elim)

2.I would be willing to speculate that Charla and Mirna get a lead in their 'stealthy getaway', because they get so much focus on the video preview in the Tunneling Roadblock and usually the focus of the previews of an event is on the first teams to arrive at the challenge (colin+christie at the caviar, c+m at hockey). Or maybe it's just amazing that the Dwarf is tunneling like a Dwarf!

3. "RE: ep. 5 webcaps" In the promo telecast on BB last night you can pick up a lot of interesting things not shown otherwise. And you have to freeze frame the last few seconds and advance frame by frame since each scene is only one frame. Here you see the following: Twins reading a map. Charla mounting a horse (daytime) and leading a camel train (nighttime). Chip with a log. Charla and Mirna going over next clue after coming out of the tomb (Charla still has her rig on). Car driving on right (ST. Pete) Bowling moms running up to empty ticket counter (did they miss their flight) Note that they show up running on desert with one falling down with injured knee (so they do make it) So it looks like there are at least four tasks to complete:Map and Puzzle Solving (Day and Night scenes)

Exploring Tomb Shaft and Watery Tomb (Roadblock?) (Day only scenes)

Moving a large stone by rolling over logs (Night only scenes)

Mounting a horse and leading a camel train across desert.(Day and Night Scenes)

So it maybe that one task is a Fast Forward. Or do we have a task that everyone must do, then a detour with two tasks, and then the Roadblock down the tomb.

And the Yield is there by the Roadblock. Seems like that might be a good time to use it if you wanted to put someone way back.

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alright I finnaly changed L/M For the bowling moms.....too many weeks of negative points...figured what is another 35, right? |:(

Who is eliminated? (88 Minutes of Fame) No oneWho uses the fast forward? (31 Minutes of Fame) Colin/Christie Who uses the yield? (30 Minutes of Fame) Secret Bonus Answer Who is the yield used on? (30 Minutes of Fame) Secret Bonus AnswerWhich team finishes first? (45 Minutes of Fame) Charla/Mirna Will there be any heated words exchanged at the airport? (23 Minutes of Fame) Yes How many teams will expresses negative feelings about Mirna? (28 Minutes of Fame) 2Who will be the first team screwed over by Brandon and Nicole? (30 Minutes of Fame) They screw themselvesWill Brandon do the Road Block task? (25 Minutes of Fame) No, God won't let him Will Nicole do the Road Block task? (25 Minutes of Fame) No, Colin won't let her Will Mirna do the Road Block task? (25 Minutes of Fame) No, Charla is a her task nag What team is NOT injured DURING this episode? (46 Minutes of Fame) Kami/Karli How many correct answers will be 'Secret Bonus Answer' this week? (50 Minutes of Fame) 2

Here are my answers for RTvP. I have NO idea what cities/airports four or more teams pass thru. Just guessing Istanbul. :\/

The Amazing Race 5 Weekly ChallengeRound: 5 Single-answer questions: Question 1: Will any of the racers ride in any type of boat this week? Your answer: No Question 2: When the first team arrives at the pit stop. will it be dark or light outside? Your answer: DarkQuestion 3: Will any racer comment on poverty that they see? Your answer: Yes Question 4: Will the team that finishes the detour first also finish the leg first? Your answer:YesQuestion 5: How many women will complete the roadblock? Your answer: 6 Multiple-answer questions: Question 1: Through which of the following cities\' airports will four or more teams pass this week? Your answer: Istanbul Question 2: Name a team that finishes the leg in the top three. Your answer: Charla/Mirna Question 3: Which team will be eliminated? Your answer: No one

Yes, after a few weeks of doing pretty poor, I finally cashed in with some points - mostly lucky I guess. I figured that this week had to be a non-elimination week so that helped (of course I thought that last week too).